First Aid at Work – Requalification

Course Overview

Qualification

Course Length

First Aid at Work

2 days

Please note: This requalifation course is for first aiders who already hold a current First Aid at Work certificate, or whose certificate has expired within the last calendar month. You may also attend this course if your certificate has expired within 3 calendar months but you have undertaken Annual Refresher training at any point within your 3-year certification period.

This full First Aid at Work course is suitable for people who work in medium-to-high risk environments. It is also ideal for organisations whose needs assessment identifies a requirement for more extensive first aid training.

First Aid at Work teaches learners a wide range of first aid skills. As a result, learners are given the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively to accidents and first aid emergencies in the workplace.

Learners are introduced to the roles and responsibilities of the first aider and legal requirements in the workplace. In addition to learning how to carry out a scene survey and casualty assessment, students are taught how to check for responsiveness, open an airway, and check for breathing.

Practical lessons include CPR, choking, the recovery position, bleeding, burns, amputation, fractures, and sprains and strains. Especially relevant is the lesson on how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) due to this now being recognised as a vital step in Basic Life Support.

Furthermore, First Aid at Work provides training in the treatment of serious injuries and illnesses such as head and spinal injury, stroke, epilepsy and diabetes.

Course Syllabus

Roles and responsibilities of the first aider

Infection control

Communication and consent

Documentation

Incident and casualty assessment

Signs and symptoms

First aid kits

Calling emergency services

CPR and AED

AED safety

Choking

Recovery position

Seizures

Bleeding

Shock

Bandages

Packing a wound

Haemostatic dressings

Tourniquets

Small cuts, grazes, bumps, and bruises

Nosebleeds

Splinters

Bites and stings

Eye injuries

Burns and scalds

Electric shock

Hypoxia

Chest injuries

Asthma and hyperventilation

Incisions

Lacerations

Abrasions

Contusions

Puncture wounds

Gunshots wounds

Embedded objects

Degloving

Amputation

Crushing

Anaphylaxis

Angina

Heart Attack

Stroke

Poisoning

Fractures

Dislocations

Sprains and strains

Head injuries

Spinal injuries

Head to toe survey

Epilepsy

Diabetes

Heat exhaustion

Heat stroke

Hypothermia

Certification

On successful completion of this course you will receive a HSE compliant First Aid at Work certificate which is valid for three years.